Piracy

Possible mothership activity vicinity 20-20N 059-25E

Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 624/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-03-10 10:34Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · ONI SPECIAL ADVISORY 030438Z MAR 12.. Issued 2012-03-03 04:49Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Arabian Sea. The parsed report position is 20.333, 59.417. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Arabian Sea →

issued: 2012-03-03 04:49Z
status: Archived notice
authority: ONI SPECIAL ADVISORY 030438Z MAR 12.
issued by: ONI SPECIAL ADVISORY
sea: Arabian Sea
position: 20.333, 59.417
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN ARABIAN SEA.
OMAN.
PIRACY.
POSSIBLE MOTHERSHIP ACTIVITY VICINITY
20-20N 059-25E. THIS AREA WILL REMAIN
HIGH RISK FOR AT LEAST 24-48 HOURS.
CAUTION ADVISED.

Reading this warning

Piracy and armed robbery: Attacks and attempted boardings of ships, and suspicious approaches by small craft.
Position (degrees and minutes): How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.

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Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports

45 within 180 nm since 2010 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

M/V attacked in 21-16-12N 059-45-42E at 291800Z jul2021-07-30
M/V attacked in 18-48N 058-55E at 291800Z jul2021-07-30
M/V reports possible piracy activity vicinity 22-31N 060-28E at 281015Z feb2014-02-28
M/V approached by pirates in 20-04.8N 058-58.0E at 250630Z feb2013-02-25
Vessel attacked in 20-29N 059-03E at 201200Z jun2012-06-20
M/V attacked vicinity 20-50N 059-30E at 200528Z jun2012-06-20

Month of issue in the collected archive

All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 piracy & armed robbery reports listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 21:37Z; source collection times vary.

Piracy

Vessels attacked or boarded, suspicious approaches, pirate action groups — Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Guinea, Malacca and Singapore Straits, South China Sea. All current piracy & armed robbery reports →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.